Bus Diversions starting 1 March 2008 for 8 weeks – superceded from 26 April 2008 by West End Diversions

In order to prepare the ground for Edinburgh Trams, work will begin on Shandwick Place from Saturday 1 March 2008 for 8 weeks to move major utilities (water, gas and electricity) away from the route of the forthcoming tram tracks.

This means that all traffic currently using Shandwick Place will be diverted. This page details the bus diversion routes and shows the special bus stops that will be in use for the duration of the tram works at the West End of Edinburgh City Centre. Click here to download a pdf version.

Details of the diverted routes will be shown at each affected bus stop and these will be updated if any changes are made. Click here to view map.

The Lothian Buses diversions are shown below – they are colour coded so you can see their routes on the map.

  

Edinburgh Trams

RED ROUTE – Diversion

Buses between Haymarket and Princes Street will be diverted via one way loops to help reduce congestion. Lothian Buses affected are:

3/3A  4  12  X12  25  26  X26  31  X31  33  44/44A
X48  AIRLINK100  N3  N25  N26  N31  N44

Haymarket TO Princes Street (eastbound)
Normal routes at West Maitland St, then divert via Manor Pl, Melville St (temporary bus stops), Queensferry St, Hope St, Charlotte Square, South Charlotte St and onto normal routes at Princes St.
Princes Street TO Haymarket (westbound)
Normal routes at Princes St then divert via Lothian Rd, West Approach Rd, Morrison Link (temporary bus stops), then onto normal routes at Morrison St.

    
     

BLUE ROUTE – Diversion

Buses between Dean Bridge/Drumsheugh Gardens and Princes Street will be diverted in both directions via George Street. Lothian Buses affected are:

13*  19  36  37  41#  47  X47  N37

Both Directions
Normal routes at Queensferry St, then divert via Hope St, Charlotte Square, George St (temporary bus stops), Frederick St*#, and onto normal routes at Princes St. Return via reverse of route shown.

* service 13 runs direct via George St to Hanover St and normal route via Dundas Street.

# service 41 runs direct via George St to Hanover St and normal route via The Mound.

    
     

PURPLE ROUTE – unaffected routes

THe following Lothian Buses serving Princes Street and Tollcross, Fountainbridge or the full length of West Approach Road are not affected by the diversions, but there may be changes to bus stops at the west end of Princes Street and Lothian Road:

1  10  11  15/15A  16  17  22  24  X25  30  34 
N11  N16  N22   N30

    
     

Up-to-date diversion details for individual bus operators are available at:

Lothian Buses     0131 555 6363

Stagecoach         01383 621 249

First                    08708 72 72 71


Or for details of all bus services, contact:

Traveline            0871 200 22 33

    

You can also visit mybustracker.co.uk — this site gives easy access to real time bus information in and around Edinburgh so you can quickly check your bus times at home, work or on the move.

Do you want to know how Edinburgh Tram construction is coming along?

Visit tramsforedinburgh.com or call 0131 623 8726

This is the first stage of major City Centre tram preparation work. Future phases will follow and details will be made available near to their start time.